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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2005Lycopene supplements
Are these good to take to help in PCa prevention? Dr Catalona seems to like them: " Q: Can men take certain vitamins or eat certain foods that will lessen the risk for prostate cancer? A: Selenium, taken 200 micrograms (micrograms, not milligrams) a day, has been shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer. A low fat diet, especially one that avoids animal fat, specifically red meat fat, has been shown to have an impact on the risk for prostate cancer. Eating fruits and vegetables is important and it's been shown that a diet rich in tomato products is helpful in avoiding prostate cancer. One of the substances in tomatoes is lycopene, but in order to get enough of this substance from tomatoes, a man would have to eats pounds of them. Lycopene is now on the market in pill form (30mg/day). In my opinion, lycopene is beneficial, but it will not "get rid" of prostate cancer by itself. The above recommendations have been evaluated in published scientific studies. Obviously, many other foods and/or vitamins could be effective, but they haven't been adequately studied at this time to know if they are helpful or harmful. Still, all of the above factors are relatively minor. It's important to get the PSA blood test and the prostate check." Dr. Catalona was my surgeon and I know of what you speak. I take his recommended 30mg of Lycopene (I get it from Drugstore.com) as other stores have only 10mg or less. I take the Selenium 200, and the one-a day multiple Cholesterol type which has the Vit. E that he thinks is OK. Hey, I don't know...but after RRP, and having him do it...I figure that if I trusted him for THAT...I can go along with his thoughts on Vitamins. Best to all, Ron B. Chicago > Hey, I don't know...but after RRP, and having him do it...I figure that > if I trusted him for THAT...I can go along with his thoughts on > Vitamins. One of the last people I'd trust my nutrition to is a surgeon. S/he's maxed out just perfecting and performing surgery . . . I hope. Nor do I want my nutritionist operating on me, or my landscaper managing my finances. Heck, look how many uros don't even know much about osteoporosis management, mandatory with the ADT they often prescribe. I.P. About a surgeon who does RRP surgery, I.P. wrote: "One of the last people I'd trust my nutrition to is a surgeon. S/he's maxed out just perfecting and performing surgery . . . I hope. Nor do I want my nutritionist operating on me, or my landscaper managing my finances." Usually true, but since these are considered to be prostate-related vitamins...I'm OK with taking these few items. Ron B. Chicago I take these, too, on the advice of my t rusted oncologist and am glad that you do. IP doesn't trust anyone and disagrees with the sun when it comes up in the morning.. > About a surgeon who does RRP surgery, I.P. wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Chicago > I take these, too, on the advice of my t rusted oncologist and am glad > that you do. IP doesn't trust anyone and disagrees with the sun when it > comes up in the morning.. Please unload vendetta.vxd; we have no need of pissing matches here. Please. Atta boy, Brian, regardless of who's involved. Third-party rebukes always carry more weight than even the least offensive self-defenses. I.P. > Please unload vendetta.vxd; we have no need of pissing matches here. > > Please. > IP doesn't trust anyone and disagrees with the sun when it comes up in the > morning.. That surprises me, after the recent ad hominem discussions and coming from a devout Christian who professes not to judge others. Thanks a lot. I.P. I'm really sorry, IP. Honest, I thought I was being funny and that you would know that. >> IP doesn't trust anyone and disagrees with the sun when it comes up in >> the morning.. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I.P. "Stavros" > I'm really sorry, IP. Honest, I thought I was being funny and that you > would know that. Without a smiley face, I assumed you were serious, and went to bed last night wondering what the heck I said to trigger THAT. Apology accepted. I.P. :) > "Stavros" >> I'm really sorry, IP. Honest, I thought I was being funny and that you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I.P. ='|)--- A handshake emoticon? "Stavros" smiled > :) > ='|)--- > > A handshake emoticon? > > "Stavros" smiled >> :) No that's an AND gate with one input active low. > I'm really sorry, IP. Honest, I thought I was being funny and that you > would know that. I didn't know it either. *sigh* To err is human, to really screw things up requires a computer; humans with computers should be avoided at all costs. > ... > Eating fruits and vegetables is important and it's been shown that a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > prostate cancer by itself. > ... I don't know if lycopene helps or not. A search of Pubmed shows a number of articles claiming some benefit, but it's hard to know for sure since the human studied have been small and often combined with other dietary supplements. There is a natural source of lycopene that doesn't require "pounds" of tomatoes. Just eight ounces of tomato juice has 20 mg of lycopene. I drink a glass each day. Alan "Alan Meyer" > > There is a natural source of lycopene that doesn't require > "pounds" of tomatoes. Just eight ounces of tomato juice > has 20 mg of lycopene. I drink a glass each day. Watermelon beats tomatoes by 40% . . . and without the high salt of tomato products. I.P. Can you make a good marinara with watermelon? "Bob Anthony" wrote... > Can you make a good marinara with watermelon? Probably not, but what fun's headin' out with the guys on a sweltering summer night, sweet-talking the guard dog, stealing half a dozen TOMATOES, smashing them on the pavement, eating WAY too much, and having to stop and pee three times on the way home? ;-) I.P. |
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